Having finished eating the two monsters, Emmy proceeded deeper into the forest.
She moved forward, cautiously aware of her surroundings, but not overly fearful.
She never looked back.
Before her lay the treacherous Kaise Forest, a realm of beasts and demons, a world painted in chaos and governed by the law of the survival of the fittest.
And behind her, a world she consciously chose not to look back on, the world of humans.
Compared to her previous life, this world was quite different, a world where people were protected by law and safety was maintained by order.
However, Emmy, despite being human, was never accepted in the world of humans.
Her black hair and black eyes were the mark of a cursed child.
She was prejudiced against, discriminated, persecuted, and eventually condemned in front of many people. Emmy fled from Yosianka Town, a human settlement, and ran straight into this treacherous forest.
She had no particular goal in the depths of the forest.
She just wanted to distance herself from humans.
Kamasse was a good person.
The original Sara was a bright and fun child.
Baron Maatz was a kind man.
The master was cool and a wonderful grandfather.
They gave Emmy plenty of treasured memories.
Those treasures were something she desperately desired in her previous life.
They warmed her heart, shining more beautifully than any gem.
But what about the rest of the humans?
They pointed fingers, spoke ill, and chased her with fists raised, just for her being there.
Weaklings.
Emmy no longer wanted to be near humans.
That’s why she left human society.
There was no need to force herself into such an unpleasant environment.
Staying any longer would ruin her.
She might end up wanting to kill.
Emmy didn’t want to tarnish the happy memories given to her by those who sided with her with hatred or murderous intent towards the other humans.
“Shubaaaaaaaaaa!”
Suddenly, a giant, agile green caterpillar with a mouth full of sharp teeth leaped at her, making a strange noise.
“…………”
Emmy calmly picked up a small stone and threw it 【Stone Throwing】.
“Shuba……!?”
The caterpillar, its head pierced by the stone, stiffened into a ball and stopped moving.
Emmy approached the carcass.
It was soft and squishy to the touch.
She bit into it.
Sweet. Quite delicious.
As she voraciously ate the caterpillar meat, Emmy thought.
It’s okay.
Just keep going.
I have become stronger.
Strong enough to survive in such a monster-infested forest.
And I will become even stronger.
Strong enough to survive in any environment.
Gyun!
The next moment, Emmy’s hearing caught the sound of something flying at high speed.
She instantly extended her arm, caught the object, and crushed it.
The object, a small bird with a rock-like head, burst with a squish, blood overflowing from her palm.
Upon inspection, it was a bullet pippi.
A voice in her head informed her about the creature.
Gyun!
However, Emmy shouldn’t have checked the bullet pippi in her palm.
Distracted by the carcass in her hand, she was struck by another bullet pippi from behind.
A blow that would shatter bones or pierce through the body in a normal person hit Emmy!
“Geho……!”
She staggered.
Though she avoided fatal injuries through 【Physical Enhancement】, the damage was significant.
The bullet pippi that attacked Emmy, surprised that she was still alive, disengaged and retreated.
Hit and away.
Their basic tactic.
Gyun!
Seeing an opportunity in Emmy’s staggering, more bullet pippis attacked!
She detected them from their faint sounds and the slightly leaking murderous magic and caught and crushed them one after another!
But there were too many.
Unable to fend them all off, she was hit several times.
Several minutes later, the area around the battered girl was littered with dozens of small bird carcasses.
In modern Japan, such a scene would have raised suspicions about the girl’s bizarre nature, but this was the result of their struggle for survival.
As a result, Emmy survived.
Had she made one wrong step, she would have been the one lying there.
The group of bullet pippis, unable to break through Emmy’s defense, decided to retreat.
“Gu……”
Emmy leaned against the black trunk of a nearby Kaise tree, breathing heavily.
This is the treacherous forest.
Even a small bird can be this dangerous.
She had indeed entered the Kaise Forest many times before.
But that was just the outskirts.
The closer to the center, the more dangerous creatures filled the forest.
……Should I go back?
A worried voice in her head suggested.
But Emmy shook her head.
She stared straight into the depths of the forest.
What did she feel after the battle with the bullet pippis?
Did she realize her shortcomings and judge her attempt to challenge the
treacherous forest as reckless?
Was she swayed by fear?
No.
Her heart was ablaze.
The fierce, cruel, and combative beastly nature she had hidden deep within, while living near humans recently, was now slowly emerging, freed from the shackles of human society.
I won’t lose.
I can’t lose here.
I will become stronger.
More, more, more, more!
I’ll kill all my enemies, and then move forward!!
With renewed determination, murderous intent overflowed from Emmy’s small body.
The Kaise tree she leaned against was the dwelling of a certain poisonous snake, Yasago.
Awakened from its nap by her murderous intent, the snake found the girl sitting at the root of the tree, leaped from the branch, and tried to bite her neck, unaware of its place.
But the girl, without even looking, grabbed the Yasago, tore it apart, and began to devour it.
Having finished eating the two monsters, Emmy proceeded deeper into the forest.
She moved forward, cautiously aware of her surroundings, but not overly fearful.
She never looked back.
Before her lay the treacherous Kaise Forest, a realm of beasts and demons, a world painted in chaos and governed by the law of the survival of the fittest.
And behind her, a world she consciously chose not to look back on, the world of humans.
Compared to her previous life, this world was quite different, a world where people were protected by law and safety was maintained by order.
However, Emmy, despite being human, was never accepted in the world of humans.
Her black hair and black eyes were the mark of a cursed child.
She was prejudiced against, discriminated, persecuted, and eventually condemned in front of many people. Emmy fled from Yosianka Town, a human settlement, and ran straight into this treacherous forest.
She had no particular goal in the depths of the forest.
She just wanted to distance herself from humans.
Kamasse was a good person.
The original Sara was a bright and fun child.
Baron Maatz was a kind man.
The master was cool and a wonderful grandfather.
They gave Emmy plenty of treasured memories.
Those treasures were something she desperately desired in her previous life.
They warmed her heart, shining more beautifully than any gem.
But what about the rest of the humans?
They pointed fingers, spoke ill, and chased her with fists raised, just for her being there.
Weaklings.
Emmy no longer wanted to be near humans.
That’s why she left human society.
There was no need to force herself into such an unpleasant environment.
Staying any longer would ruin her.
She might end up wanting to kill.
Emmy didn’t want to tarnish the happy memories given to her by those who sided with her with hatred or murderous intent towards the other humans.
“Shubaaaaaaaaaa!”
Suddenly, a giant, agile green caterpillar with a mouth full of sharp teeth leaped at her, making a strange noise.
“…………”
Emmy calmly picked up a small stone and threw it 【Stone Throwing】.
“Shuba……!?”
The caterpillar, its head pierced by the stone, stiffened into a ball and stopped moving.
Emmy approached the carcass.
It was soft and squishy to the touch.
She bit into it.
Sweet. Quite delicious.
As she voraciously ate the caterpillar meat, Emmy thought.
It’s okay.
Just keep going.
I have become stronger.
Strong enough to survive in such a monster-infested forest.
And I will become even stronger.
Strong enough to survive in any environment.
Gyun!
The next moment, Emmy’s hearing caught the sound of something flying at high speed.
She instantly extended her arm, caught the object, and crushed it.
The object, a small bird with a rock-like head, burst with a squish, blood overflowing from her palm.
Upon inspection, it was a bullet pippi.
A voice in her head informed her about the creature.
Gyun!
However, Emmy shouldn’t have checked the bullet pippi in her palm.
Distracted by the carcass in her hand, she was struck by another bullet pippi from behind.
A blow that would shatter bones or pierce through the body in a normal person hit Emmy!
“Geho……!”
She staggered.
Though she avoided fatal injuries through 【Physical Enhancement】, the damage was significant.
The bullet pippi that attacked Emmy, surprised that she was still alive, disengaged and retreated.
Hit and away.
Their basic tactic.
Gyun!
Seeing an opportunity in Emmy’s staggering, more bullet pippis attacked!
She detected them from their faint sounds and the slightly leaking murderous magic and caught and crushed them one after another!
But there were too many.
Unable to fend them all off, she was hit several times.
Several minutes later, the area around the battered girl was littered with dozens of small bird carcasses.
In modern Japan, such a scene would have raised suspicions about the girl’s bizarre nature, but this was the result of their struggle for survival.
As a result, Emmy survived.
Had she made one wrong step, she would have been the one lying there.
The group of bullet pippis, unable to break through Emmy’s defense, decided to retreat.
“Gu……”
Emmy leaned against the black trunk of a nearby Kaise tree, breathing heavily.
This is the treacherous forest.
Even a small bird can be this dangerous.
She had indeed entered the Kaise Forest many times before.
But that was just the outskirts.
The closer to the center, the more dangerous creatures filled the forest.
……Should I go back?
A worried voice in her head suggested.
But Emmy shook her head.
She stared straight into the depths of the forest.
What did she feel after the battle with the bullet pippis?
Did she realize her shortcomings and judge her attempt to challenge the
treacherous forest as reckless?
Was she swayed by fear?
No.
Her heart was ablaze.
The fierce, cruel, and combative beastly nature she had hidden deep within, while living near humans recently, was now slowly emerging, freed from the shackles of human society.
I won’t lose.
I can’t lose here.
I will become stronger.
More, more, more, more!
I’ll kill all my enemies, and then move forward!!
With renewed determination, murderous intent overflowed from Emmy’s small body.
The Kaise tree she leaned against was the dwelling of a certain poisonous snake, Yasago.
Awakened from its nap by her murderous intent, the snake found the girl sitting at the root of the tree, leaped from the branch, and tried to bite her neck, unaware of its place.
But the girl, without even looking, grabbed the Yasago, tore it apart, and began to devour it.
